Good morning all! Just a lightning-fast post to say that The Red Hourglass is available now as an ebook. The print edition is not far behind either 🙂
(Click on the image to be sent to your region’s Amazon store)
australian
VI – preview – each pale song
each pale song
your hair has grown deep
into the green stone of age
just as hills have grown between us
and oceans salt everything –
sunbathers
and their pastel umbrellas
get away with nothing here
and driftwood piles
in hours
heaped upon
what few memories I have gathered
even as my head spills them
in a dance of clouds,
torsos thin,
each pale song
a gouge in my chest
but it is simple enough:
I want you
and now the statues have turned all
shoulders
tear-drop smooth
and the polish of feet
across your body,
how many is it now?
your hands were so wide,
as if to rival Atlas
who was always just out of sight
who was slowly unfreezing
and whose pulse
was seismic
but who could not fit you
within his stern gaze
and I will forgive every stumble
each scratch
each sour bite you give
when ignored
and even, envy so great
as to rattle my very bones
but you hid so well,
caught,
suspended
between a breath
and the settling of night
your sweet face
I wonder
did you ever truly need to paint it?
your own voice grew young
in my listening
and
I leant against cool railings
and you called me back to see
secrets
that were everyone’s
but become ours
by the whispers I couldn’t fully unearth,
as crowds of automated eyes
pillaged you
as I myself would later do
as so many could not resist to do
and what I kept
could never satisfy
your immortality dried
as we worked,
great deserts in our fingertips
and dust in our kisses
and though I cannot feel more shame
knowing that I want more
at least when change came
thank god
you were not part of its neon creeping.
About 12 days to go until release of VI 😀
City of Masks/Between Giants&Old Stone Giveaway
Insanitek‘s book club are running a cool giveaway where you can win a print copy of both the City of Masks and my latest poetry collection, Old Stone & Between Giants !
All you have to do to enter is spread the word a little – jump over here and take a look 🙂
You can also read an interview I did with Grace from Insanitek, which was one of the most enjoyable interviews I’ve done; we covered a lot of ground from Italy, tourism, poetry and fiction!
(I’m a bit behind in mentioning this – the comp has been open for a while but closes in 10 days!)
Somnus & the March Hare – Available as Ebook
A few years ago you might remember me posting about one of my first short fiction sales – Somnus and the March Hare.
Well, I finally released it as a stand-alone ebook and it’s available on Amazon (AU/US/UK/CA) for about $1 and other retailers if anyone wanted to check it out.
Cover by the awesome Rebekah at VIVID COVERS
Michael cannot sleep and it’s ruining his life – but when the March Hare pops out of a picture book and offers to help him cut a deal with Somnus, the Roman God of Sleep, Michael has no choice but to accept.
A short story set in Australia for fans of magic-realism and contemporary fantasy.
little boy
little boy
territory denial and a man true to his mother
the shutter
is actually arranged to interrupt light
and the apple-worm is a pinkish-white finger
the poster may have said
until
a girl (and her doll) wearing pajamas
was common to find in graves
Holst, Mars (06 August 1945 – present day)
crushing rail, vehicular, and pedestrian traffic
is a semi-autobiographical novel
by another confectioner’s son
struck by a laundry truck
full of dirty atoms
an appetizer popularized in Manhattan
(does an oven mitt have a liver?)
whether you’re looking for an inexpensive derby
or a legacy of bones
the only food colouring in the factory is pink. Walter used it.
(first published in Cottonmouth zine, July 2008)
Here’s a poem with cut-up elements that I wrote a while back – the LANGUAGE Poets influence might be visible? I’m not sure but here it is, a blast from a few years back 🙂
‘Crossings’ Giveaways
Crossings (a dark fantasy) is in production as I type and will be on sale in October, so I wanted to open a few giveaways during the lead up – you can check out the details below 🙂
In the Australian bush, wildlife ranger Lisa Thomas must uncover the truth behind a giant white kangaroo and the strange deaths connected to it, while dealing with the return of her abusive ex, Ben, whose rage is quickly growing out of control.
Giveaways!
I’m offering 3 ways to win a copy during the lead up to the release of Crossings:
1. Visit Goodreads and add the book to your ‘to-read’ shelf and you’ll be automatically notified when the Goodreads Giveaway goes live. (This one opens in Nov.)
2. Visit the ‘newsletter’ sign-up page in the top right of the site and that’s it – you’re in the running to win an e-copy of Crossings and you’ll also receive the eBook for A Whisper of Leaves upon sign-up. (The newsletter comp will be announced in Oct.)
3. Visit the Crossings page and check out chapter one (or click here, it’s probably quicker) and answer a simple question:
What does Lisa find on her doorstep?
Once you find the answer, just let me know by leaving a comment on this post OR by sending me an e-mail to mountain0ash[at]gmail[dot]com. The first two people to answer will win a print copy of Crossings 🙂
old stone & between giants – print & ebook available now
Very pleased to announce that my latest poetry collection – a combination of two of my previous collections – is now available in print and ebook form from a variety of retailers 🙂 Click on the image for some samples of the poetry and see below for a list of some of the outlets. Signed copies will also be available from me directly toward the end of the month 🙂
Ginninderra Press – print
Angus & Robertson – ebook – print
Collins the Bookseller – ebook
